This image is from a comic strip, webcomic or from the cover or interior of a comic book. The copyright for this image is most likely owned by either the publisher of the comic or the writer(s) and/or artist(s) which produced the comic in question. It is believed that
the use of low-resolution images of the cover of a comic book to illustrate:
the issue of the comic book in question;
the periodical comic book series of which this issue is a part; or
the copyrighted comic book character(s) or group(s) on the cover of the issue in question;
or the use of low-resolution images of a single panel from a comic strip or an interior page of a comic book to illustrate:
the scene or storyline depicted, or
the copyrighted character(s) or group(s) depicted on the excerpted panel in question;
where no free alternative exists or can be created,
No free alternative exists as it is under copyright. Therefore, it is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value.
Although the picture is originally copyright, it is covered by fair use because:
it is a low resolution copy of a comic book panel, hence, only a small portion of the commercial product;
The use of the panel will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to sell or distribute the original comic book.
copies could not be used to make illegal copies of the comic book;
It illustrates educational articles about the character depicted on the cover, the Jean DeWolff.
The image is used as the primary means of visual identification of topics in the article. For a visual medium such as comic books, words alone cannot adequately describe the subject;
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